Restorative dentistry and periodontal health are closly related. Changes which occur in the periodontal tissues during and after restorative treatments of dental caries can be expected not only on theo retical grounds but also can be observed in the daily routine practice. Various experiments have been made concerning the character of these changes. A series of animal experiments concerning the...

Periodontal disease is the most common chronic inflammatory non-communicable in human population. It estimated that severe periodontitis affects 11% of world’s population, with prevalence increasing age. Subgingival instrumentation refers to all non-surgical procedures, either performed by hand (i.e., curettes) or power-driven instruments sonic/ultrasonic devices).

Probiotic therapy is based on the concept of normal healthy microflora. The development of novel means of characterising the gut microflora, in particular those based on the different levels of conservation in the ribosomal RNA sequences of different genera, have opened up new angles on the role of the gut microflora in health and disease. Components of the human intestinal microflora or organi...

Smoked salmon contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes has been implicated in foodborne listeriosis. The objectives of this study were to model the growth characteristics and examine the growth relationship of L. monocytogenes and native microflora in smoked salmon. Smoked salmon samples with a native microflora count of 2.9 log(10) CFU/g were inoculated with a 6-strain mixture of L. monocytoge...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate antibiotics effective for periodontopathic bacteria as chemotherapeutic agents for periodontal diseases. Antimicrobial activities of ten agents were evaluated by determinating minimal inhibitory concentrations against six periodontopathic bacterial species ( Bacteroides gingivalis, B. melaninogenicus ss intermedius, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Eikenella co...

This position paper addresses the role of supra- and subgingival irrigation in the treatment of periodontal diseases. It was prepared by the Committee on Research, Science and Therapy of the American Academy of Periodontology. The document is divided into two portions, consisting of supragingival irrigation and subgingival irrigation. In their respective segments, these treatment techniques are...

The microflora associated to furuncular lesions, larvae and pupae of Dermatobia hominis, as well as the relationships between parasite, host and microflora associated, as a comprehensive microsystem, has been studied. One hundred and two furuncular myiasis due to D. hominis larvae in several breeds of cattle were studied and the following bacterial species were significant: Staphylococcus aureu...